Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
NO STRENGTH WITHOUT EXERTION

1t is trueism that strength Is only to be
obtained by effort, applicable alike tc
every department Of every day life; as ap
p licable to the political as to the physical,
mental or spiritual. 1t Is the principle that
Is at once the very essence OF success In
whatever undertaking, for without the en-
ployment of effort there could be no
strength to achieve any desired end. In
nothing and nowhere has this been more
clearly and forcibly exemplifed than In the
history Of the Republican party as the
great factor In the wonderful development
and progress of this mstchless country.
The history of the party and It's
Incompatible achievements are so indis-
solubly interviewer with the history Of the
country for the past thirty years and so
fresh In the mind of the intelligent citizen
as not to need to be discussed In detail just
now. 1t is enough to remind Republicans
that the strength of their party has come
of constant, persistent, united effort; that
wherever and whenever this has been
exercised success has uniformally attended
1t when success were possible, and by such
endeavor success has often been won where
1t seemed useless to make the attempt. So,
too, has defeat overtaken the party where,
through over. confidence, local contention,
personal ambition or what not, there has
been lack of interest and effort on the part
of the individual members of the party.
There has, perhaps, never been CAM
paign, national, state or local, but that
some individual member or members Of the
party have been guilty of some indiscretion,
by attempting to do or say something for
the party, under the promptings, per-
chance, of misguided zeal rather than de-
liberate judgement, that the party did not
sanction or endorse, because at variance
with its principles. But can anybody
point to an instance where the party has
been repudiated or deserted by It's members
on that account? Men do not act upon
that idea In business or social matters, and
there is no matter of greater concern to
the citizen than that of filling the local
offices with good and competent men; Of
fees the duties of which directly affects
every citizen of the community.
The idea that some men have the Of prop
er way to correct what may appear to be
wrong that might have been done by soRe
one essaying to represent the party by
defeating the party and turning over con-
troll of government affairs, Is mistaken
ides There Is no law but that was some
thing of an experiment when enacted, what
ever may have been the popular demand
for its enactment, and the repeal or amend
alton of laws that are found TO be imprsc-
ticable or Objectionable is not an infre'
quent occurrence In sll legislative bodies,
Is itexpedient, then, In an Isolated case,
because, forsooth q mistake may have been
made In the enactment of law, with which
a candidate for ministerial office had no
more to do than the voter, to not only re-
pudiste the party snd install the enemy In
official position, but to sacrifice your own
friends whom you consider as superior In
point Of qualification and In whose per
sonal integrity you have the utmost conf
dence? Such an act Is Ike cowsrdly
school boy who Is afrsid to attack 8 larger
boy who hss offended him and takes re
venge out Of some little fellow who can't
defend himself.